Alexa Martel

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

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Central Michigan Lacrosse at Tuesday practice before MAC Championship

Photo by: Harrison LaLone

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Jasper Warner '25 - @jasperwarnermedia

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.
Position:
Goalkeeper
High School:
Greece Olympia
Height:
5-7
Major:
Communications

Awards and Records
MAC Goalkeeper of the Year (2024; first in program history)
All-MAC First Team (2025, 2024)
All-MAC Second Team (2023)
MAC Player of the Week (7x)
Game Saves (18; March 7, 2023 at Duquesne)
Season Saves (202; 2024: graduated with top three individual seasons)
Season Saves per Game (12.0; 2025: graduated with top three individual seasons)

Career Statistical Summary
Saves (1^st, 586)
Save Percentage (1^st, .471)
Goalie Wins (1^st, 22)
Ground Balls (2^nd, 140)
Games Played (t-9^th, 64)

2025: All-MAC First Team … IWLCA Senior All-Star … led NCAA I with 12 saves per game, fourth in NCAA I in save percentage (.505) … two-time MAC Goalkeeper of the Week … started in all 14 appearances … recorded season-high 16 saves twice (Michigan, Niagara), 11 games with double-digit saves … led CMU with 36 ground balls, season-high of six in finale at Detroit Mercy (April 27) … Academic All-MAC

2024: MAC Goalkeeper of the Year (first in CMU history), All-MAC First Team … five-time MAC Defensive Player of the Week … second in NCAA I with 202 saves, the first 200-save season in program history to eclipse her own single-season record from 2023 … led the MAC with 11.22 saves and 2.72 ground balls per game … started all 18 games, played 1,002 minutes on the season … led CMU with 49 ground balls … caused 13 turnovers … tallied season-high 17 saves against No. 19 Colorado … recorded eight games with at least 13 saves, double-digit saves in nine games of a 10-game stretch from March 9 (at Michigan) to April 27 (at Kent State) … season-high six ground balls at Marquette (March 22) … season-high three caused turnovers at Eastern Michigan (April 14) … Academic All-MAC

2023: Awarded All-MAC Second Team honors ... Started 15 of 18 appearances ... recorded program record 175 saves for a save percentage of .457 ... recorded eight wins for Central Michigan ... collected 46 ground balls and caused four turnovers

2022: Played in 14 games, started eight…saved 41 shots putting her at ninth in the program record book for single season saves and fifth for career saves…had a .347 save percentage which is good for sixth in the record book ... collected four wins for the Chippewas…collected nine ground balls and caused five turnovers

High School: Earned five varsity letters … team captain from sophomore through senior years … recorded 224 saves, 67 ground balls, 25 caused turnovers and three assists (grades 8-10) … compiled a 47% save percentage in three seasons … named defensive player of the year as a sophomore … earned JV MVP honors as a seventh-grader.

Club: Played club lacrosse with Monster Elite Purple (2017-20) and Common Goal (2011-16).

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Carl Martel.. sister of Brenden Martel.

Why CMU?: “On scholarship and great lacrosse team.”